AthelingLanfranc becomes archbishop
The abbot of Caen takes Canterbury and begins remaking the English church.
What the record says
Lanfranc reorganised dioceses, held reforming councils, and acted as the king’s regent when William was abroad. He was also the man who uncovered the Revolt of the Earls in 1075.
Certainty
| Fact | Value | Certainty |
|---|---|---|
| Date | 29 August 1070 | Exact |
| How sure we are | High | Of this record as a whole |
People
Related events
- Papal legates depose Stigand
The council at Winchester strips the old archbishop of Canterbury and Winchester.
- The harrying of the north
William winters in Yorkshire and destroys the means of life across the north.
- The Danes and the north take York
Sweyn’s fleet in the Humber joins Edgar, Waltheof, and the Northumbrians against the Norman garrison.
- The Isle of Ely falls
Hereward and Morcar are the last to hold out; Morcar surrenders and Hereward escapes.
- Malcolm submits at Abernethy
William marches into Scotland by land and sea and the King of Scots does homage.
Sources
Where this is recorded
- The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle (Avalon Project)
- The Chronicle of Florence of Worcester, trans. Thomas Forester
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